Situated on the Adriatic Coast, at the heart of a region rich in history and with magnificent

ancient Roman and Mediaeval monuments, Rimini becomes, every year during the month of
September, the venue for one of the worlds major choral gatherings. While inviting you to the
Contest, we would like to point out that the Competition is primarily an opportunity for the
participating choirs to take part in serious and enriching group work that is in itself a reward for
days of effort.

The 9
th
Rimini International Choral Competition
with the Patronage, in its many editions, of:







European
Parliament
President of the
Republic of Italy
FENIARCO AERCO Region
Emilia Romagna
Province of
Rimini
Rimini
Town Council

will take place from
Thursday September 24
th
to Sunday September 27
th
2015

GENERAL SCHEDULE

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 24
th
2015
11:00 18:00: Welcome and registration of the Choirs (Theatre Novelli)
15:00: Choral Competition (Class E - Sacred Music Church of San Giovanni)
21:00: First non-competitive Concert (Theatre Novelli)

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 25
th
2015
Morning and Afternoon: Welcome and registration of the Choirs (Theatre Novelli)
9:30: Choral Competition (Class A - Equal Voices Choirs Theatre Novelli)
15:00: Choral Competition (Class D - Folk, Spiritual, Gospel Theatre Novelli)
21:00: Second non-competitive Concert (Theatre Novelli)

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 26
th
2015
9:30: Choral Competition (Class C - Children and Youth Choirs Theatre Novelli)
16:30: Sung Service at the Church of St. Agostino
21:00: Concert in Riccione for two selected choirs
21:00: Third non-competitive Concert (Theatre Novelli)

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 27
th
2015
9:30: Choral Competition (Class B - Mixed Choirs Theatre Novelli)
17:30: Social party and meeting with the jury for the Conductors and 2 Delegates for each Choir
21:00: Choral Competition (Class X - Grand Prix) Awarding and Closing Ceremony Theatre Novelli


PLEASE ADDRESS ALL CORRESPONDENCE CONCERNING THE CHORAL COMPETITION TO :
Rimini International Choral Competition | Viale Pascoli 23-g | 47900 Rimini | Italy
PHONE FROM ABROAD : +39 347 2573878 / FAX FROM ABROAD : +39 02 700425984
www.riminichoral.it riminichoralcompetition@gmail.com


Rules of the Competition

Enrolments and requested documents for the Rimini International Choral Competition must
be sent by the Entry e-Form before the 31 May 2015 at the latest.
Enrolments will be registered in order of arrival. Enrolments are subject to the approval of
the organizing Committee whose decision will be confirmed to both selected and non-
selected choirs by e-mail no later than one week after receiving the application. The groups
selected must confirm their application by e-mail as soon as possible, and will then receive a
circular giving all further details.
Then, they will need to :
a) Pay an application fee of 100 Euros (for each choir and for each category chosen) as
described in detail at the bottom of the Rules.
b) Send not later than the 31 May 2015 the Repertoire e-Form and, by registered post not
later than the 15 June 2015, five copies of each work chosen for the class or the classes
entered, included the six further copies of the scores for the class X, the Grand Prix (in the
event the Choir achieves the final round). Copies of the scores will not be given back.
No enrolments will be considered complete until all these formalities have been met.

1 - Classes
The Rimini International Competition includes five normal Classes (A, B, C, D, E) and a
special Class (X).
The same competing Group may participate in not more than three normal Classes, if it
wishes.
A - Equal Voices Choirs (Male or Female)
B - Mixed Voice
C - Children and Youth Choirs (Male, Female and Mixed. Singers maximum age is 20
years old. It is accepted that not more than 10% of the singers may have more than 20 years
but anyway no more than 24 years. The Organizers reserve the right to check the age and to
evaluate single cases)
D - Folk or Gospel/Spiritual Choirs (Male, Female or Mixed)
E - Sacred Music (Mixed, Equal Voices, Youth and Children Choirs)
X - "Grand Prix City of Rimini Competition (the winners and runners-up from each of
the classes, A, B and C - if their mark is at least 80,01 points or higher - must be prepared to
compete in this class).


Number of Singers Minimum Maximum
Class A 7 unlimited
Class B 7 unlimited
Class C 12 unlimited
Class D 7 unlimited
Class E 7 unlimited

2 - Prizes
At the outcome of each competition, the following prizes will be awarded:
1
st
PRIZE 2
nd
PRIZE 3
rd
PRIZE
Class A Trophy Medal Medal
Class B Trophy Medal Medal
Class C Trophy Medal Medal
Class D 1.000 !, Medal Medal Medal
Class E 1.000 !, Medal Medal Medal
Class X 5.000 !, Medal -- --

The Jury will not assign any ex-aequo prize.
The first prize-winners of classes A, B, C will receive a trophy specially hand-crafted for
the Competition. The first prize-winners of classes D and E will receive a golden medal
plus a money prize of 1.000 Euros. The second prize-winner of classes A, B, C, D, E will
receive a solid silver hand-made medal. The third prize-winner of classes A, B, C, D, E will
receive a solid bronze hand-made medal.
The winner of the "Grand Prix" (class X) will receive the medal given by the President of
the Italian Republic. (if it will be given this year too)
Other prizes:
Prize "Emilia Romagna Region": Diploma and plaque by the President of the Emilia
Romagna Region to the best Choir Director of the X class.
The Committee reserves the right to add other prizes.
Choirs will be judged according the following criteria:
INTONATION
FIDELITY TO THE SCORE
SOUND QUALITY
PROGRAMME CHOICE
OVERALL ARTISTIC IMPRESSION
The jury may award a maximum of 100 points for each choir, as follows:
95,01-100,00: Outstanding
85,01-95,00: Excellent
80,01-85,00: Very Good
75,01-80,00: Good
65,01-75,00: Moderate
According to the mark achieved, Bronze, Silver and Gold Diplomas will be awarded. If the
choir does not achieve a Diploma (mark under 65,01) it will receive a certificate of
participation. Each member of the Jury will write a report containing reviews and
impressions about the performed repertoire of the choirs. The reports will be sent to the
choirs by email.

Diploma Level Points
Bronze Diploma 1 65,01 70,00
2 70,01 75,00
Silver Diploma 1 75,01 80,00
2 80,01 85,00
Gold Diploma 1 85,01 90,00
2 90,01 95,00
3 95,01 100,00

3 Repertoire
CLASSES A (Equal Voices) and B (Mixed Choirs): The programme choice, for
Classes A and B, is left to each ensemble, but it must include four works, as follow:
a) One piece by a composer of the Renaissance, Baroque or Classical period. The Jury
will evaluate especially fidelity to style.
b) One piece written after 1900.
c) Two pieces chosen freely from any period desired.
The total duration of performed repertoire must be between 11 and 15 minutes of pure
singing time (that is, the duration of the performed pieces excluding applause and going onto
or leaving the stage). The choir must sing at least 2 pieces "a cappella" (without any
instrumental accompaniment).

CLASS C (Youth and Children Choirs): The programme choice for Class C, is left to each
ensemble, but it must include four works, as follow:
a) One piece written before 1900, sung in any language, performed a cappella or with
instrumental accompaniment.
b) Two pieces written after 1900 by composers of the same Country of the choir. At
least one of the two pieces must be sung in the original language of the composer and at
least one of the two must be performed a cappella.
c) One piece chosen freely from any period desired and in any language, performed a
cappella.
The total duration of performed repertoire must be between 11 and 15 minutes of pure
singing time (it is the duration of the performed pieces excluding applause and going onto or
leaving the stage) The choir must sing at least 2 pieces "a cappella" (without any instrumental
accompaniment).

CLASS D (Folk, Spiritual, Gospel): The programme choice for Class D, is left to each
ensemble, but it must include four works, as follow:
a programme including choral arrangements of folk and traditional songs from the
choir's native country OR spirituals and gospels.
An English translation of the lyrics or a summary of each score must be sent. The use
of idiophonic or ethno-musicologically or historically justified instruments is allowed. The
combination of (stylistically justifiable) choreographic movements together with singing is
also permitted and desirable. This may deserve special merits. The total duration of
performed repertoire must be between 8 and 12 minutes of pure singing time (it is the
duration of the performed pieces excluding applause and going onto or leaving the stage).

CLASS E (Sacred Music): The programme choice, for Class E is left to each ensemble, but
it must include four works, as follow:
a) One piece by a composer of the Renaissance, Baroque or Classical period. The Jury
will evaluate especially fidelity to style.
b) One piece written after 1900.
c) Two pieces chosen freely from any period desired.
The total duration of performed repertoire must be between 11 and 15 minutes of pure
singing time (that is, the duration of the performed pieces excluding applause and going onto
or leaving the stage). All the repertoire, having entirely sacred text, must be performed "a
cappella", without any instrumental accompaniment.

CLASS X: The winners and runners-up (second place) from classes A, B and C, if their
mark is at least 80,01 points or higher, must be prepared to compete in class X and may
not use any piece from an earlier class.
The programme choice for Class X, is left to each ensemble, but it must include three works:
a) One piece written before 1900.
b) One piece written after 1900.
c) One piece chosen freely from any period desired.
The total duration of performed repertoire must be between 7 and 10 minutes of pure
singing time (it is the duration of the performed pieces excluding applause and going onto or
leaving the stage) The choir must sing at least 2 pieces "a cappella" (without any instrumental
accompaniment).
No Choir may sing the same repertoire in two or more different classes of competition
(A, B, C, D, E). Choir Conductors are kindly requested to abstain from performing
their own works in classes A, B, E. Nevertheless Choirs may perform arrangements
and elaboration by their Conductors.
Choirs will be penalized by two points for not respecting the time limits set out in the
above rules.
Accompaniment may be provided by a piano or other instrument / instruments.
Recorded accompaniment is not allowed.
Subsequent to repertoire entry a choir may not change its repertoire nor the order in
which it will be sung.
Five copies of each piece of music (six for the X category) must be enclosed with the
repertoire entry form. Copies of the scores will not be given back.

4 - Adjudicators and Awarding Ceremonies
The competitions will judged by a jury panel of nationally and internationally known
adjudicators. The result will be announced at the end of each category (after the Jury's
meeting) but the awarding ceremony concerning the choirs admitted at the X category
(Classes A, B, C) will be done after the end of the same X category. The awarding ceremony
of the D and E classes will be done after the end of the same classes. Any prizes not collected
at any prize-giving ceremony shall be available to the winners for one year after the end of
the Competition. Prizes must be collected personally; under no circumstances will prizes be
sent. A written adjudication (with artistic and technical impression) will be sent to every
choir after the Competition.

5 - Sung Service at the Church of St. Agostino
The first 10 Choirs selecting this option on the entry form may sing all together a Mass
directed by Andrea Angelini at the beautiful Church of St. Agostino on Saturday afternoon 26
September 2015 at 16:30. All the information and the repertoire are available clicking here.
6 - Entry Procedure
When submitting an entry form you must include some MP3 recordings of the choir, a short
bio of the Choir (max. 1200 characters, spaces included) and a high quality digital picture of
the Choir.
The closing date for class entry is 31 May 2015.
The closing date for repertoire entry is 31 May 2015.
Everything must be electronically submitted through the e-forms available on our website.
The music scores must be submitted, by post and by the 15/06/2015 to the following address:
Rimini International Choral Competition
Viale Pascoli 23-g
47900 RIMINI - Italy

7 - General
Ninety per cent of all members of a choir, except the conductor, must be amateurs (i.e. people
who do not earn their main livelihood as singers).
In case of changes of the keys printed in the scores the jury must be informed in writing prior
to the competition.
The Musical Director reserves the right to limit the number of entries for each class.
The Musical Director reserves the right to join two classes or to cancel a class if he feels that
there are insufficient entries.
The Musical Director reserves the right to refuse entry to any choir to any class.
The Musical Director reserves the right to add to or alter these rules.
The Jury's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into regarding any aspect
of its decision.
Order of appearance will be drawn by the Musical Director after entries are closed, and will
be notified by e-mail or fax to each participating choir not later than 31 August 2015.
In no circumstances will any person (other than authorised officials) be allowed on the stage
or backstage during any class.
It is contrary to law to perform music if the score has been reproduced illegally. Should a
choir do so the Festival accepts no responsibility for any action taken by publishers.
The Festival Organisers and the Musical Director accept no legal responsibility whatsoever in
respect of anything pertaining to a choirs participation in the Festival.
Submission of an entry form and participation in the Festival implies acceptance of all the
Competition Rules and Regulations.

8 - Broadcasting and Recording Rights
All rights regarding the audio and audio-visual recordings of the event (Recordings) as well
as their exploitation are herewith being granted by the choir/artists exclusively to
Musicaficta. All rights granted to Musicaficta hereunder may be exploited by Musicaficta in
perpetuity without any limitation as to time, territory and/or manner of exploitation free of
any rights of third parties. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this includes in
particular the following exclusive rights in the Recordings which can also be transferred by
Musicaficta to a third party at Musicaficta discretion. Musicaficta shall be exclusively
entitled to reproduce the Recordings wholly or partly by way of producing vinyl discs, music
cassettes, compact discs, DATs, Mini Discs, Digital Compact Cassettes or other sound
carriers and by producing video cassettes, picture discs, compact disc videos, DVDs or other
audio-visual carriers or other data carriers or by means of other technical devices and to sell
or otherwise distribute these reproductions by retail, wholesale or other distribution channels
such as clubs, mail order or TV-response. This also includes the right to exploit the
Recordings in the context of online and especially internet applications of any kind and of
any system, regardless of the way of transmission and business model, and to use, upload and
distribute these Recordings in data bases, networks (e.g. internet and all its services) or
anything similar of any kind and especially to disseminate and transmit these Recordings to
users of databases/networks via cable or other ways of transmission for the purpose of
perception and/or reproduction and/ or distribution against payment or free of charge. This
also includes the right to publicly perform or broadcast the Recordings by private or public
broadcast stations, including digital radio services, via cable, satellite or other technical
transmission services either against payment or free of charge (including the right to collect
in Musicaficta own name broadcast fees accruing in connection with the public performance
or broadcast of the Recordings). Musicaficta rights also include the right to edit and/or alter
the Recordings (e.g. by producing mixes or remixes), to couple the Recordings with other
recordings (e.g. with recordings of other artists) and the right to release and sell the
Recordings on so-called special product audio or audio-visual carriers. Furthermore,
Musicaficta shall be entitled to grant synchronization rights in the Recordings for movies,
videos, TV and/or movie commercials, image films etc., to translate them into other
languages, to use them for multimedia purposes of any kind or to rearrange them in any other
way (e.g. to create remixes or do sampling). This also includes the exclusive right to use the
Recordings in PC software as well as other and also interactive multimedia productions (incl.
so called websites) for goods, services and advertising purposes of any kind. Finally, this
includes the non-exclusive right to use the choirs/artists name as well as images of the
choir/artist in the context of the exploitation and the advertising and promotion measures
mentioned above. Musicaficta does not pay any money to the artist for the exclusive grant of
rights mentioned above. The artist accepts explicitly that the positive promotion effect
resulting from an exploitation of the Recordings by Musicaficta represents an adequate return
service for this transfer of rights. In case of a commercial release of the Recordings on CD,
the parties will negotiate separately in good faith about an adequate royalty to be payable to
Artist according to standard business practice.

9 - Accommodation
The participating choirs at the Rimini International Choral Competition must book their
hotel through the Agency authorized by Musicaficta. All the information about prices of
the packages are available at the bottom of this page and at our website at the page
http://www.riminichoral.it/package.
Concerts:
According to the timetable, on Thursday evening 24 September, Friday evening 25
September or on Saturday evening 26 September 2015, the Choirs must perform a non-
competitive Concert in the same Theatre. The maximum time allowed for each Choir is 8
minutes, pauses between the pieces included. Choirs must perform a free programme
different by the repertoire chosen for the Competition. If a Group should take part in more
than one Class, it will nevertheless performs only one concert. An additional concert for 3
choirs participating at the 'Children and Youth Category' will be organized in Riccione. The
organizing committee will chose the 3 choirs among those that have applied to that category.
Competition Rules:
Please read the rules very carefully as they contain all the details necessary as to the choice of
a choirs programme and the criteria for adjudication. Each choir must be familiar with the
rules.
Piano:
A grand piano for accompaniment during the Competition is available on the stage of the
Novelli Theatre.
Music stands:
Music stands (for conductors and other musicians) will be provided by the Organisers at the
Competition venues.
Other information:
The organisers regret that the theatre and the church do not have suitable spaces for changing
or for depositing personal effects. Choirs are therefore requested to arrive at the theatre
already dressed for their performance. Bags and other personal effects may be left in the
auditorium or behind the stage.
All participating choirs could attend all the competitions and concerts along the days of the
Fesival; to not disturb the performances of the choirs it is strictly forbidden to stay in the
foyer of the theatre during the competition time. Choirs will be called by the organisers one at
a time and will be permitted to wait in the foyer only during the performance of the Choir
immediately preceding them in the programme. During the performance of the X class
(Grand Prix) all the 6 finalists choirs must wait their turn sitting down in the theatre Hall.
FESTIVAL FEES
A registration fees of 100 Euros per choir/ensemble and category has to be paid for the
participation at the Rimini International Choral Competition. The participation to a non
competitive concert is also included in the registration fee.
The registration fee must be made payable to Musicaficta in full, soon after the choir has
been accepted by the Committee, by bank transfer or by PayPal. Any banking costs that arise
must be paid by the registrant. In case a choir cancels its participation, the registration fee
will not be refunded. In the unlikely event of cancellation of the Competition by the
organizers, fees will be refunded in full. Event Packages: For organizational reasons and to
ensure ideal conditions, a participation in the event is possible only if the event package,
including accommodation bookings, are made through Volendo Viaggi or other authorized
Agency by Musicaficta. This is an exclusive condition and integral part of the conditions for
participation and there is no exception to this rule. All included services and rates of the event
package are described in the agency offer sent to the requesting choir. The purchase of an
accommodation package is three (3) nights minimum. The package includes hotel
accommodation in B&B, half board or full board, the entrance to all the events organized
during the event (concerts, competitions) and the possibility to take advantage of all the
discounts offered by our partners (museums, leisure parks, restaurants) The costs due to the
authorized agencies for the event package are due on the dates indicated on the invoice.
Banking information is also located on the invoice. We would like to draw your attention
expressly to the fact that participation in the event is only possible if the costs due have been
received net and by the last deadline. Delay in payments may affect the benefits of your
participation. Any costs incurred due to such action are to be borne by the group. To ask the
price of your package please go to this page.
Travel Expenses
The journey to the event including the travel expenses is responsibility of the choir members
and additional persons. Sightseeing excursions aside from the event and airport transfers are
not inclusive and must be booked separately.
Language of Correspondence
Italian and English are the only languages that are reflected on official documents. This
includes, but is not limited to, the Official Participant Information, travel documents such as
schedule and vouchers as well as invoices. These are all legally binding. Information by
phone, Skype or email are available in the following languages: Italian, English and Russian.
Please make sure that your choir is accompanied by at least one Italian or English
speaking person who can assist you with translation during the event.


The Artistic Director
Prof. Andrea Angelini